Patriot who was ready to fight at a moment's notice Crossword Clue

Looking for the answer to “Patriot who was ready to fight at a moment's notice” from the New York Times Bonus crossword of November 1, 2025? It has 9 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.

Crossword answer

NEW YORK TIMES BONUS, NOVEMBER 1, 2025

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Hints

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Hint 1 Meaning

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More clues from the New York Times Bonus (November 1, 2025)

Across

1. ___ to the king (unlike the patriots)
6. Score to shoot for
9. Creep slowly (along)
13. 2024 film that won five Oscars
14. River whose valley was coveted by colonists
16. "Oh, why not!"
17. Revolutionary philosopher who wrote "No republic ever yet stood on a stable foundation without satisfying the common people"
20. Phillis Wheatley, for one
21. Long gun loaded into the muzzle
22. Patriotic men's org.
23. "___ louder than the crack in the bell" ("Hamilton" lyric)
25. The British, to colonists
27. Continental Army general who was killed at Princeton
30. Designer Calvin
33. Most-desired group for parties
34. Rifle attachments used for close combat
37. Org. of scholars in the U.S. … or a scholar's exclamation of discovery
38. Treaty of ___, agreement that ended the Revolutionary War
39. "___ the ramparts we watched …"
41. Patriot who was ready to fight at a moment's notice
44. Bird seen wading in New England marshes
46. Word before Britain or Basin
47. Nathanael ___, Washington's most trustworthy general
48. Manga genre involving giant robots
51. Just all right
52. "Quit ___ bellyachin'!"
53. Encrust, as with mud
57. Some HDTVs
61. Site of the largest battle in the American Revolution
64. Japanese audio brand
65. Columbus's ships, e.g.
66. Attach with a string
67. Bit of progress
68. Feeling glum
69. Bane of colonists

Down

1. Lighting fixture originally fueled with oil and a wick
2. Lead-in to clock or cat
3. Times long past
4. Thick waterproof overshoes worn in cold climates
5. Put (down), as the law
6. Washington was the first, for short
7. Some large tunas
8. Board game with infantry, cavalry and artillery pieces
9. Egypt neighbor: Abbr.
10. Lifesaver on the battlefield
11. Stuff in a butter churn
12. Patrick ___, "Give me liberty or give me death" orator
15. Have debts
18. Representative Ilhan of Minnesota
19. Stayed at home for dinner
24. Like a soldier who's just forded a river
26. Champlain, N.Y. to Quebec City dir.
27. Salutatory contraction
28. K-12
29. "Knives Out" director Johnson
30. One of 22 in the first gold coins used in the U.S.
31. "___ Eyes" (Eagles hit)
32. Goddess of the dawn
34. Crimson Tide school, to fans
35. Ripped
36. What a scout hopes not to be
38. ___ Dee River (strategic Carolina waterway during the Revolution)
40. Line on a map: Abbr.
42. Sigh of disgust
43. Follow the movements of, as troops
44. Sounds of hesitation
45. Most southern of the 13 colonies
47. Here no longer
48. "Oops, that's on me"
49. Like the Southern patriot war cry
50. Monarchical headwear
51. N.Y.C. neighborhood whose streets are named for Revolutionary generals
54. Mtn. range stats
55. Actress Sedgwick
56. Oklahoma's "Wheat Capital"
58. Cereal in a snack mix
59. Dip ___ in the water
60. Employee IDs
62. Equine fodder
63. "The Addams Family" cousin

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Questions

What is the answer to “Patriot who was ready to fight at a moment's notice”?

MINUTEMAN, 9 letters.

When was “Patriot who was ready to fight at a moment's notice” last seen in a crossword?

In the New York Times Bonus crossword of November 1, 2025.

How many letters does the answer have?

9 letters, starting with M.